Coffee-pot indicator.



PATENTED DEC. 1, 190s.l

' A. UHALT.

COFFEE POT INDICATOR.

i APPLIUATION FILED AUG. 24. 1903.

N0 MODEL.

'Sinne/wrox y Patented IDeceniioer 1, 1903;

T7 t einen, 1,

i ALFRED UIIAL'I, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

`CGFi-'EE-FOT INDICATOR;

'sruclnrcamou forming part of Letters Patent No. 745,744, dated December1,1903@ Appliaatloniiled August 24, 1903l Serial No. 170,551. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that L'ALFRED UHALT, a citi` zen of the United States,residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State ofLouisiana, have invented new and usefnlImprovementsin Coffee-PotIndi'eators,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvementsin coffee-potindicators, wherein the exact amount of coifee within the pot can betold at ya measuring prior` to the-filling of the pot or removing ofthecover or lid thereof.

The primary object of the inventionris to 4so construct the indicatorthat it will serve the double function of an indicating means and,further, a handle. A

Further-'objects and advantages will be set forth in the followingdescription and claims.

In `the accompanying drawings, inwhich like numerals of referenceindicate like parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is a view inside elevation of a codec-pot constructed in accordance with the-presentinvention, thel saine being provided with a coffee-drip receptacle. Fig.2 is a `vertical cross-sectional view thereof; and Fig; 3 is a detailview, inv vertical cross-section, of the combined handle and indicator.

1 indicates the coffee-pot, and 2 the recep-v tacle in which the coffeeis placedin order to make what is commonly known in the art as dripcoifee. ,i

3 indicates the handle, vwhich has its lower end bent inwardly, as at 4,and communicating with the interior ofthe coiiee-pot through the opening5 thereof. This handle has its inherit lower end soldered or otherwisese-A cured to the pot. This, however, does not enter into the presentinvention, and a further detail discussion is therefore unnecessary.Thev upper portion of the handle Ais supported by a brace fi. Asillustrated in Figs'. 2 and 43 of thedrawingmthe verticallydis osedportion of the handle isprovided at itsihwer' end-with a horizontalpartition 7, on which rests the flexible washer, whichis pro- `videdwith a screw-threaded'opening receiv- 'ing the eXternally-screvrthreadedend of the transparent tube 9. The upper end of this glance without any4tube is similarly constructed and is arranged within the washer 10; llindicates a cap which isfrictionally held on the'upper end of the handleaudwhich 55 while serving its capacity in this respect further forms aclosing mediumforthe upper end of the said tube 9.

In operation after the coffee has heen'plaeed in the receptacle 2 andthe water poured onto the same the latter percolating through 'theforaminous bottom of the receptacle will pass into the coffee-pot, thenthrough the inbent lower end of the handle and up through the opening 12et the partition 7 into the tube 9, where it will be readily seenthrough the elongated slot or sightopening 13 of the handle.

In the accompanyingdrawingslhave shown the handle adjacent the slot 13thereof Aas be-4 ing graduated in' order to indicate the exact number ofcupfuls of liquid contained wi'thin the coffee-pot.

' Vhile I have shown my improvement attached to a coffee-pot of thewell-known type, yet it will be obvious that I do not restrict myself tosuch use, inasmuch as the same can be readily used in connection withany vessel wherein it is desired to keep track of the `exact "quantitiescontained therein. It will further he noted that the speciiic means for.securing the two receptacles l and 2 together is not absolutelyessential, inasmuch as their mechanical equivalent will sulilce. y

Having thus fully described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure'by Letters 1. A device of the typeset forth comprisend bent inwardly and communicating therewith, andmeans arranged in said handle and communicating with the lower endthereof for'indicating purposes.

ing a receptacle, a handle having itslower 2. In combination with areceptacle, a hand`le communicating therewith,a transparent tubearranged in said handle into which the liquid from said receptacle isadapted'to pass,

and means for securing said tube in the handle.

l 3. Inadeviceof the type set forth, ahandle having its'lower portionbent inwardly, a transparent tube arranged in said handle,

said handle beingr formedwith an opening alining lwith said tube, incombination with a t eeptacle, a partition arranged in said handle abovethe bent portion thereof and being formed with an opening, a transparenttube resting onsaid partition and beingin alinement with the openingthereof, means for securing said tube in position, and a cap removablyarranged on the upper end of said handle.

5. Inv combination with the receptacle, and

the handle thereof communicating therewith,

a partition arranged in said handle andvbeing,lr formed with an opening,a Washer arranged on said partition and being formed with a threadedopening alining with the opening thereof, a transparent tubehaving itslower end externally threaded and arranged in the opening of saidwasher, means for supporting the upper endof said tube, and means forclosing the upper end of said tube and handle.

In' testimony whereof I have signed `my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALFRED UHALT. W i tnesses W. MOL. FAYSSAUX, J. F. BATH.

